The name Griffin is a girl's name meaning "strong lord".

Two Syllable Names for Girls

Girl Cat Names That Start With G

Cat Names That Start With G

7 Letter Girl Names

Names Ending in N for Girls

Names That Mean Strong

Names That Mean Lord

Taurus Names Embrace Earthiness

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Welsh Names Celebrate St David’s Day

Waldorf Names: Whimsical and Wonderful

Great Names: All About Katherine

Twin Names: The Ultimate Guide

Each State's Unique Favorite Name on Nameberry

Aries Baby Names Catch Fire

Popular for boys, Griffin is both a Latinized form of the Welsh Gruffudd and the English name for a mythological creature, half eagle, half lion. Sleek and stylish with a rugged edge, Griffin was also given to around 20 girls in the US 
 
Could it catch on as a unisex name? Possibly, if it were to be featured in a popular book, film, or TV show, or used by a celebrity perhaps. For now though, it is nearly 80 times more popular for boys.

What would you name twin boys today?

Strong Girl Names

Cat Names

Cat Names That Mean Strong

Dog Names That Mean Strong, Powerful, or Brave

Boy Names for Girls

Griffin

Nameberry

The name Griffin peaked for girls at #3183 in 1997. The name is most popular in GRIFFIN and GRIFFIN. Griffin is also used for boys, ranking #222 in 2025.

The name Griffin is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "strong lord".

Names that Peaked in 1998

Latin Names

Latin Names for Boys

7 Letter Boy Names

Names Ending in N for Boys

Names That Mean Variation

Two Syllable Names for Boys

Boy Dog Names That Start With G

Boy Cat Names That Start With G

Dog Names That Start With G

Animal Names for Boys

Names that Peaked in 2023

Latin Names that Start With G

Griffin is one of the newer and most appealing of the two-syllable Celtic surnames. In English, griffin is the name of a mythological creature, half eagle, half lion. It re-entered the list in 1983 after an absence of 75+ years.
 Brendan Fraser, Teri Polo and Joey McIntyre all chose Griffin for their sons. Actor Griffin Dunne's mother's maiden name was Griffin. Another well-known bearer was Griffin Bell, Jimmy Carter's Attorney General.
 Also worth considering: the original classic Welsh Gruffudd (dd=th).

Best Two Syllable Names

Cool Cat Names

Vintage Baby Names

Halloween Names

Nameberry's Top Boy Names of the 2010s

Boy Names Like Finn

Fierce Names That Mean Lion

Strong Boy Names with Powerful Meanings

Vintage Boy Names 

Boy Names Like Henry

Boy Names Like James

Boy Names Like Dylan

Boy Names Like Ethan

Alternatives to Jordan

Alternatives to Ryan

Pet Bird Names

American Last Names

 Two Syllable Boy Names

Names with Good Meanings

Names That Mean Brave, Strong, or Powerful

Fish Names

Dog Names

Badass Boy Names

Cool Dog Names

Boy Names Like Carter

Best Boy Names That Mean God

Hipster British Boy Names

Badass Boy Dog Names

Last Names as First Names

Latin

Future

England

The name Griffin is currently ranked #222 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #214 in 2023. The name is most popular in GRIFFIN, GRIFFIN, and GRIFFIN. Griffin is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	—	0	0
2015	—	0	0
2016	—	0	0
2017	—	0	0
2018	#4,268	33	19.4
2019	#4,812	28	16.7
2020	—	0	0
2021	—	0	0
2022	—	0	0
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	0
2025	—	0	0

Griffin

About Griffin

Popularity & trends

World rankings

Similar names

Griffin in blog posts

Community discussions

Griffin on more lists

Advanced Search

Save Griffin